Unit2BTimeslowsdown單詞

1、New words limpa.not firm or strong 軟的；不強壯的The manwrapped his strong fingers around the old man's limp ones, sending a message of love and encouragement.那人用他有力的手指握住老人無力的手指，傳遞著愛意和鼓勵。vi.walk slowly and with difficulty because one leg is hurt or injured（因一腿受傷而）跛行，一瘸一拐地走The dog limped forward slowly;

2、 one of its back legs had been seriously wounded. 那條狗一瘸一拐地慢慢往前走；它的一條后腿受了重傷。surgevi.1 suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction迅速涌動；蜂擁向前The people surged forward to see the star sportsman they had been waiting for so long. 人群向前涌去，希望看到他們等待已久的體育明星。2 suddenly increase 突然上漲；激增The city 's p

3、opulation surged after the Second World War.第二次世界大戰(zhàn)后，這個城市的人口激增。n.1 （a of sth.） a sudden, large increase in a feeling（情感的）突發(fā)；涌現(xiàn)He felt a violent surge of annoyance when he learned that he had failed the interview. 當(dāng)他得知沒有通過面試時，他感到一陣惱怒。2 （ in/of） a sudden increase in amount or number（數(shù)量的）急劇增加The surge

4、in raw material price adds to the production cost.原材料價格的上漲增加了生產(chǎn)成本。breezen.C a gentle wind微風(fēng)；和風(fēng)shiver vi.shake slightly because you are cold or frightened（因寒冷或害怕而）顫抖，哆嗦，發(fā)抖She shivered at the thought of going into the dark house alone.想到要獨自進入那個黑暗的屋子，她就怕得發(fā)抖。complainv.say that you are annoyed, not satis

5、fied, or unhappy about sth. or sb. 抱 怨；不滿；發(fā)牢騷He threatened that he would complain to the boss.他威脅說要去向老板投訴。chilln.sing. a feeling of coldness寒冷；寒氣Please turn on the heater to rid us of this chill.請打開暖氣，讓我們驅(qū)驅(qū)寒。chillya.cold enough to be unpleasant寒冷的；冷得難受的It 's chilly in the house, even when it'

6、;s sunny outside. 即使外面陽光明媚，屋子里還是很冷。stridevi.(strode, stridden) walk quickly with long steps邁大步走；大踏步走He strode out of the room without saying anything.他什么都沒說，大踏步地走出了房間。n. C1 a long step you make while you are walking大步；闊步A younger man was coming along in the distance, taking big strides.一個年輕人邁著大步從遠(yuǎn)處走

7、來。2 an improvement in a situation or in the development of sth.進步；進展；發(fā)展The government has made great strides in reducing poverty.政府在減少貧困方面取得了巨大進展。meltv.if sth. melts or if heat melts it, it becomes liquid(使)融化；(使)熔化It was so hot that the butter started to melt.天太熱了，黃油都開始融化了。vi.(also away) gradually

8、disappear 逐漸消失The conflict between the workers and the managementmelted away after they had a few open talks. 工人們和管理層經(jīng)過幾次坦誠的對話后，他們之間的矛 盾逐漸化解了。melting a.（of a solid substance） changing into a liquid融化的；熔化的；溶解的Melting ice at both poles of the earth suggests that the climate is changing rapidly. 地球兩極的融

9、冰表明氣候正在經(jīng)歷著快速的變化。shedn. C1 a large industrial building where work is done, large vehicles are kept, machinery is stored 工棚；廠房；庫房2 a small building, often made of wood, used esp. for storing things棚屋；小屋；貨棚immensea.extremely large 巨大的Despite his immense success, he was not always happy. 盡管他取得了巨大 的成功，但有

10、時他并不快樂。fatiguen.U very great tiredness 疲勞；疲乏；勞累After the long journey, the girl looked pale with fatigue.那個女孩因長途旅行的勞頓而顯得臉色蒼白。aboard prep.on or onto a ship, plane, or train 在（船，飛機，火車）上；上（船，飛 機，火車）After waiting for two hours, they got aboard the plane.等了兩個小時之后，他們登上了飛機。After a short break, the driver c

11、alled his passengers to get aboard the coach. 短暫休息之后，司機招呼乘客上車。hutn.C a small simple building with only one or two rooms（簡陋的）小屋，棚屋，茅舍barreln.C （中間鼓起的）桶shelln.C the hard protective covering of an animal, such as a snail or crab （蝸?；蝮π返鹊模ぃ回悮hellfish n.C, U （pl. shellfish） an animal that lives in wate

12、r, has a shell, andcan be eaten as food, e.g. crabs, lobsters, and oysters水生有殼動物；水生貝類動物bundlen.C a group of things, such as papers, clothes, or sticks that are fastened or tied together捆；把；扎；束We threw out several bundles of old newspapers and magazines.我們?nèi)拥艉脦桌εf報紙和舊雜志。eeln.C 鰻；鱔portionn.C a part of a

13、n amount or total（數(shù)量或總數(shù)的）一部分，一份The computer factory represents only a small portion of the company'sbusiness. 計算機工廠只代表該公司業(yè)務(wù)的一小部分。migratevi.1 if birds or animals migrate, they travel to another part of the worldfor warmer weather at a particular time of the year（鳥或動物）遷徙How do birds know when to m

14、igrate, and how do they find their way back home? 鳥類是怎么知道該什么時候遷徙，又是如何找到回家的路的呢？2 go to live in another area or country, esp. in order to find work（尤指為找工作）移居，遷移A lot of people were encouraged to migrate to Australia from all overEurope. 很多人受到鼓勵從歐洲各地移居到澳大利亞。migrationn. C1 when birds or animals travel r

15、egularly from one part of the world to another （鳥或動物的）遷徙This kind of birds travel thousands of kilometers on their yearly migration. 這種鳥每年遷徙時要飛越幾千公里。2 when large numbers of people go to live in another area or country, esp. in order to find work移居 ; 遷移The overseas migration of Europeans during this

16、period totaled about 60 million people. 這段時間里，歐洲移居海外的人數(shù)共計約六千萬。wrapvt.（also up） put paper or cloth over sth. to cover it （用紙、布等）包， 裹（某物）He followed Nancy into the room and held out a bunch of flowers wrapped in paper. 他跟著南希走進房間，拿出用紙包著的一束花。unwrapvt.remove the paper, plastic, etc. that is around sth.拆開

17、，打開（包裝）Unwrap that package and you ' ll see what I ' ve got for you.打開包裝，你就知道我給你帶了什么啦。suspiciousa.1 feeling that you do not trust sb. or sth.感到懷疑的；認(rèn)為有問題的I am always suspicious of anyone who wants to sell me something cheap. 我總是不相信向我推銷便宜貨的人。Viewed from that particular angle, the whole thing l

18、ooks suspicious. 從 那個特定的角度來看，整件事顯得很可疑。2 thinking that sb. might be guilty of doing sth. wrong or dishonest懷疑的；猜疑的Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely.當(dāng)他的舉止開始變得怪異時，他的同事們起了疑心。 3 making you think that sth. bad or illegal is happening 可疑的；引起懷疑的Finding his words suspicious, the p

19、olice decided to make further investigation. 警察發(fā)現(xiàn)他的話很可疑，因此決定進一步調(diào)查。suspiciouslyad.1 感到懷疑地；不信任地He looked at the food suspiciously. 他不放心地看著食物。2 懷疑地；猜疑地Helen looked at her husband suspiciously and said,“Someone must havesmoked in the room. ” 海倫懷疑地看了看丈夫，說道：“肯定有人在房間里抽 過煙?！盩he cashier called the police whe

20、n he saw two men acting suspiciously in the store. 收銀員看到兩個男人在商店里形跡可疑，于是就報了警。pinchn.C a small amount of sth. that you can hold between your finger and thumb 一小撮While the tomatoes are cooking, add a pinch of sugar.在煮番茄的時候，加一小撮糖。vt.press a part of s b. 's skin very tightly between your finger and t

21、humb, esp. so that it hurts 捏；掐；夾He pinched his little sister's cheek and she began to cry.他捏了下妹妹的臉頰，妹妹就哭了起來。vanishvi.disappear suddenly, esp. in a way that cannot be easily explained 突然 不見 ; 消失My mobile phone was on the table minutes ago, but now it has vanished. 我的手機幾分鐘前還在桌子上，但現(xiàn)在卻不見了。The wolf

22、vanished into the woods immediately.那只狼即刻消失在樹林中。slopen.C a straight surface that has one end higher than the other斜面；斜坡There's a very sharp slope just before you reach the top of the mountain. 在你到達(dá)山頂之前有個很陡的斜坡。crackern.C a hard dry type of bread in small flat shapes, which is often eaten with che

23、ese 薄脆餅干peakn.1 C the sharply pointed top of a mountain山頂；山峰Climbing this mountain is very difficult, so people take great pride in getting to its peak.這座山很難爬，因此人們都為能登上山頂而自豪。2 C, usu. sing. the time when sth. or sb. is best, greatest, highest, most successful, etc. 高峰；頂點Their sales this year are exp

24、ected to reach a new peak.今年他們的銷售額有望創(chuàng)新高。stretchv.1 continue over a period of time or in a series, or makesth. do this （使） 延續(xù)；（使）延伸As time stretched on, Jack found his joy in painting.隨著時間的推移，杰克逐漸喜歡上了繪畫。2 make sth. bigger or looser by pulling it, or become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled

25、（使）變大；（使）變松；拉長My T-shirt stretched after I washed it.我的 T 恤衫洗過后變長了。3 straighten your arms, legs, or body to full length伸開，伸展(肢體)I leaned back in the chair and stretched. 我向后靠在椅子上，伸了伸懶腰。overtake (overtook, overtaken)v.go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want

26、to get in front of them追上；趕上；超過Drivers should keep in mind that it is dangerous to overtake another car on a bend. 駕駛員應(yīng)記住，在彎道上超車是危險的。vt.develop or increase more quickly than sb. or sth. else and become more successful, more important, or more advanced than them 超越；超過 In the last two decades world pr

27、oduction of electricity has roughly doubled, with the developing nations overtaking the developed.在過去20 年里，世界發(fā)電量大約翻了一番，發(fā)展中國家的發(fā)電量超過了發(fā)達(dá)國家。anticipatevt.expect that sth. will happen and be ready for it預(yù)期；預(yù)料Weanticipate that we will meet a certain amount of resistance to our plan. 我們預(yù)計我們的計劃會遭到一定程度的抵制。rel

28、uctancen.U when sb. is unwilling to do sth.勉強；不情愿She showed reluctance, but finally accepted our interview.她顯得有些勉強，但是最終還是接受了我們的采訪。stoopvi.bend your body forward and down俯身；彎腰The doorway was so low that we had to stoop to go through it.門廳很矮，我們不得不彎腰才能過去。restraintn.1 C sth. that prevents sb. from movin

29、g freely, such as a rope or a seat belt 安全裝置；安全帶The car is equipped with head restraints for the safety of passengers. 這輛車配備了護頭墊以保護乘客的安全。2 U the limit or control of the expression of strong emotion or opinion 抑制；克制；控制The government asked for restraint, insisting the problem could be solved without t

30、he use of force.政府要求大家保持克制，一再表明這個問題可以不通過武力來解決。 3 C, U a rule or principle that limits what people cando 管制措施；限制；控制Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending. 反 對黨的政治家們呼吁控制公共開支。scrapev.rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damageor injury, or make sth. do t

31、his （使）摩擦，擦傷； 刮壞Jack scraped his knee on the wall as he was climbing over it.杰克在爬墻時擦傷了膝蓋。vt.remove sth. from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick, etc.（用小刀等）刮除Scrape all the mud off your shoes before you come in.你進來時先把鞋上的泥土刮掉。delicatea.1 easily damaged or broken易壞的；易碎的；脆弱的These are not delic

32、ate goods and are not likely to be damagedon the voyage. 這些不是易碎物品，途中不太可能損壞。2 needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to avoid problems or failure 微妙的；需要謹(jǐn)慎處理的We have a rather delicate situation on our hands to deal with.目前我們有個微妙的情況要處理。3 made skillfully and with attention to the sma

33、llest details精巧的；精致的；精美的The delicate pattern of the vase will be a selling point.這個花瓶上的精致圖案將是一個賣點。gripvt.hold sth. very tightly 緊握；緊抓He gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me.他緊緊抓住我的胳膊，一方面要制止我，一方面是給我安慰。n.C, usu. sing. the way you hold sth. tightly, or your ability to do this

34、 緊握；緊抓；握力Don't loosen your gripon the rope, or you 'll fall.抓緊繩子別松手，否則你會掉下來。graduala.happening slowly over a long period of time逐漸的；逐步的There has been a gradual rise in our sales over the last two years.在過去兩年中，我們的銷量有了逐步的增長。graduallyad.slowly, over a long period of time逐漸地；逐步地Susan practiced o

35、nly half an hour each day, but gradually she extended her practicing to several hours per day. 蘇珊原來每天只練習(xí)半小時，但 是慢慢地，她把練習(xí)的時間增加到了每天幾個小時。swayvi.move slowly from one side to another搖擺；擺動；搖晃At the bottom of the hill, the trees swayed in the wind, graceful like dancers with long hair.山腳下，樹木在風(fēng)中搖曳，如長發(fā)舞女般優(yōu)雅。a

36、ccompanyvt.go somewhere with sb. 陪伴；陪同Children should be accompanied by adults when using the elevator.兒童應(yīng)在成人的陪伴下乘坐電梯。They can accompany you to your favorite restaurant or to somewhere else you like. 他們可以陪你去你最喜歡的飯店或者去其他你喜歡的地方。pureeda.(of sth.) crushed so that it is almost liquid搗壓成醬(泥，糊)的tunan.C (pl

37、. tuna) 金槍魚awkwarda.1 lacking skill笨拙的；不靈巧的As a foreigner, he is still awkward with his chopsticks.他是個外國人，用筷子還不熟練。2 making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say 令人尷尬的；使人難堪的During the interview, the minister was asked someembarrassing questions that put him in an awkward pos

38、ition.在采訪中，部長被問及一些難堪的問題，令他很尷尬。sip n.C a very small amount of a drink一小口v.drink sth. slowly, taking very small mouthfuls小口地喝；抿；呷champagnen.U a French white wine with a lot of bubbles, drunk on special occasions （法國）香檳酒Phrases and expressionsslow downbecome slower or make sth. slower（使）慢下來；（使）減速Once y

39、ou are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down.你一旦習(xí)慣了快節(jié)奏的生活，從早到晚忙忙碌碌，那么你就很難慢下來。make sense1 have a clear meaning and be easy to understand有意義；表述清晰；易于理解His answer was so confusing that it didn' t make any sense. 他的回答太混亂了，讓人無法理解。2 be a

40、sensible thing to do明智；合乎情理It makes sense to buy a large packet because it works out cheaper in the end. 還是買大包裝明智，因為最后算下來還是大包裝便宜一些。at leastto avoid the effects of culture你試圖通過不和他人接觸來避至少（指盡管沒有更好她雖然窮，但至少她誠實。1 used when you are correcting or changing sth. that you have just said 至少；起碼With separation fr

41、om other people, you try shock, or at least that's what you think.免文化沖擊的影響，至少你是這么想的。2 even if sth. better is not true or is not done 的情況）She's poor, but at least she is honest.lay sth. out spread sth. out鋪開；展開While she was cooking, her 8-year-old daughter helped lay out the knives and forks at the dining table.她燒菜的時候，她八歲的女兒幫著把刀叉擺放在餐桌上hang up1 hang clothes o